Game apparatus.



BALL HIT BY BATT E R- PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

G. F. KIRBY.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLIGATIOR TILED MAY 16. 1904,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patontodihb; 6, 1906.

Application flied It! 16 19M- Scrtal Ho. 268,217-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,Gnonon FaAn-KKmm', a citizen of the United States residing at New Bedford, in the county oi Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer tain newt-and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus' and I do decl'arothe following to be a full, 0 ear, and exact'descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot are skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to im rovements in game apparatus for playing ass-ball with cards.

The object of the invention is to provide a game-board on which is suitabl arranged the necessa apparatus with which, in conjunction wit two acks of suitably-inscribed cards, one bein t e leading or batters pack and the other sing the responsive fielders and base -runners pack, the well known game of bass-ball may he played in accordance with the mice of the regular league game.

With this object in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the a pended claims.

In the accompanyin dawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a gameoard constructed and arranged in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical lo "tudinal sectional view. Figs. 3, 4, 5, an Gare detail views of certain of the cards used in playing the ame.

T e game-board 1 is here shown as a box, and in the same as at 2, is a representation of a base-ball field such as is used in playin a regular league ball-game and rovide at each of the bases, exceptin t e home base with an o ening 3, underwl ich is a revelnble disk 4, avin a symbol or any other device, word, or the e to indicate a man on the base. The letter B describes the home-base, "C the catcher, and U the umpire. By turning the said disks to. discloseor cover the bols thereon they may be employed to in icate the positions of the base-runners or whether or not an or all of the bases are occu ied. The fie d is here shown as also provlded with the base-runners rules, which are consecutively numbered.

On the board is a counter 4 forthe runs of the respective runs or sides of players and for the balls, outs, and "strikes' made by the players. This counter has openings 5, 6, '7, 8, and 9, res actively designated as Club A, Club B, Balls, Outs, and Runs. Under the openin s 5 6 are revoluble'disks 10 11, each num cred consecutively from O to 7 to indicate .the runs made, the numbers being concentrically disposed, so that by ap ropriately turni the disks they me be rought under sr i displsged throught e said openings. Arevolub e 15k 12' coacts with the opening bored from 0 to 4 consecutively and adapted to be turned to display any of its numbers through said opening. A disk 13,numbered from 0 to 3, coacts with the opening 8; and a disk 14, similarly numbered, coacts with the opening 9.

In the board or box at the frontleft-hand corner thereof are a pair of card compartments or holders 15 for the leadin cards, and at the front right-hand corner t ereof are a pair of similar compartments 16 for the respensive cards.

The leading cards constitute th batters aclnand the responsive cards constitute the elders and base-runners pack. Each ack contains a suitable number of cards, an the backs of the cards of the respective packs are provided with distinguishing colors, marks, words, or symbols to enablethe cards of the two packs to be readily kept separated. The

'leadin cards indicate the nature of the ball pitehe "and the play of the batter, and cerof them are appropriatel inscribed as ,F'BaIl, Strike, Foul ball," and an hit by batter, an appropriate number of the leading cards having each of such inscriptions.

The responsive cards indicate the nature and results of the plays, as when a ball is hit and the work done by the several players oi the two clubs or teams. The respective cards of the fielders and base-runners pack are appropriately inscribed, as Liner to pitcher, out, Fly to pitcher, out, Sacrifice hit to pitcher, out at first base Foul to catcher, out, Passedball, acrifice fly to first base, out," Hit by itched ball, batter to first base, Liner to st base, out, Liner to first base, not out, error, Grounder to first base, not out, error," Foul to firstbase, out, Grounder to second base, not out, error, Grounder to second base, out at first base, Sacrifice fly to second base, out, Liner to second base, out, Liner to sec- 7 and is nnm- 0nd base, not out, error, Liner to second base out, Fl to second base, not out, error, Foul to third base, out, Sacrifice hit to third base, out at first base, Grounder to third base, out at first base, Fly to third base, not out, error Liner to third base,

l to right field, out Home run to right field F y to left field, out, "Home run to left field, Fly to leit field, out, Threebase hit to left field, Two-base hit to left field One-base hit to left field, Liner to left field not out, error, Liner to left field, out, iner to center field, not out, error,. Lmer to center field, out, Fly to cente field, out, Fly to center field not out, er ror, Three-base hit to center field, Twobase hit to center field, One-base hit to center field, Sacrifice hit, not out, A man onfirst base is thrownout at second, trying to steal, providing second base is vacant. Certain of these cards also refer specifically to one or more of the base-runners rules.

To play the game, the cards of the respective packs are shufiled and placed face down one pack in one of the compartments 15 and the other in one of the compartments 16. The top card of the leading pack is then placed face up in the adjoinin compartment and indicates the nature oft e la at the bat as to it be' aball, a foul al a strike, or a hit. Assu the upturned card to indicate a hit, a card of the responsive pack would be then upturned and placed in the adjoining compartment to indicate the nature and result of the hit, as Liner to pitcher, out and so on. Should the upturned card in the responsive pack indicate an impossible plsiynt W1 1 be ignored and another upturned.

t the beginning of each inning the disks 4 Wlll be turnedto indicate vacant bases, and when a responsive card indicates a run to a base the a propriate disk 4 must be turned correspon ingly.

The leading and responsive cards when thus pla ed carry the game forward through all possi 1e phases accordin to the sequence of the cards and indicate t e nature of the performances of the respective players and the result of the plays in a very interesting manner.

One person may play both packs, or they may be played by two persons representing 0p osing teams or clubs.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A game-board having a representation of a base-ball field, openings at the bases of the field and a revoluble CllSk under each of said openings, said disks havin symbols to indicate the base-runners at the ases during the progress of the ame.

2. A game-board aving a representation of a base-ball field, o enings at the bases of the field, and movable devices having symbols and coacting with the said openings to display the s mbols to indicate the base-runners at the ases during the progress of the game.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE FRANK KIRBY. Witnesses:

DANL. T. DEVOLL, MYRON P. HOWLAND. 

